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Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Country
Left behind: Children in remote CHT villages ‘never heard of online classes’
Many students in the country’s remote areas are deprived of TV and internet facilities, and hence they are unable to access the classes.
27 June 2020, 14:22 PM
Strict action if anyone tries to destabilise rice market: Food minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder says the government will be in a tough position if anyone is found involved in increasing rice price through malpractices during the precarious coronavirus situation.
27 June 2020, 14:00 PM
Workers set fire to Hong Kong-based wig factory in Nilphamari
Several thousand workers, mostly women, of Hong Kong-based wig factory Evergreen BD Ltd in Nilphamari’s Uttara EPZ, have set fire to the factory and other infrastructures protesting the “long-time oppressive measures” of the factory authority.
27 June 2020, 13:38 PM
BSF allegedly tortured 2 Bangladeshis at Chuadanga border
Two Bangladeshis were allegedly injured by BSF at the border of Chuadanga on Friday night. Of them one had severe injuries from a bayonet, said a doctor at the Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.
27 June 2020, 12:46 PM
HSC exam days and subjects might be cut down
Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that the government is considering cutting down exam days and subjects of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations that had been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.
27 June 2020, 12:28 PM
78 shops, houses gutted in Bandarban fire
Around 78 shops and houses in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban have been burnt to ashes in a devastating fire.
27 June 2020, 12:12 PM
Bangladesh Police staffer dies from Covid-19
Another staffer of Bangladesh Police dies from a Covid-19 infection at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.
27 June 2020, 10:06 AM
ACC decides to enquire corruption allegations against 30 UP chairmen, 64 members
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an enquiry into corruption allegations against 30 Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and 64 members.
27 June 2020, 09:24 AM
Flash flood hits Sylhet, Sunamganj
Excessive rainfall in Meghalaya and Assam of India and Bangladesh’s north-eastern parts trigger flash floods in the low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts.
27 June 2020, 07:27 AM
Jubo League activist murder accused killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’
The lone accused in Jubo League activist Mosaddekur Rahman murder case is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Chattogram’s Satkania upazila.
27 June 2020, 05:23 AM
China may run phase-2 Covid-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh
China may run the second phase trial of coronavirus vaccine, which further evaluates the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in human body, in Bangladesh, said Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Abul Kalam Azad.
26 June 2020, 15:43 PM
4 of Cox’s Bazar kidnapping gang killed in ‘gunfight’
Four men, allegedly members of a notorious kidnapping gang led by Abdul Hakim, have been killed in what police said was a gunfight with law enforcers in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila.
26 June 2020, 15:19 PM
CRI Policy Cafe: Prioritise labour-intensive small entrepreneurs while disbursing incentive
Speakers at a dialogue have said labour-intensive small entrepreneurs should be given priority during the disbursement of the Tk 20,000 crore incentive package announced by the government for the small and medium entrepreneurship.
26 June 2020, 15:12 PM
44,802 people granted bail by virtual courts in 30 days
A total of 44,802 people, including 572 children in child development centres, have secured bail from lower courts across the country in the last 30 working days.
26 June 2020, 14:25 PM
DU student Sumaiya murder case: Husband, father-in-law remanded for 3 days
The two main accused in the Dhaka University student Sumaiya Khatun murder case -- her husband Mostaq Hossain and father-in-law Zakir Hossain -- are remanded for three days.
26 June 2020, 13:22 PM
264 Bangladeshis stranded in Dubai return to Dhaka
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today brought back a total of 264 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in Dubai due to suspension of regular international flights following the Covid-19 pandemic.
26 June 2020, 13:06 PM
Youth successfully cultivates grape in Sreemangal
It is quite a sight finding green grapes hanging from vines, a scene often attributed to the Mediterranean regions. However, this may also become common in Bangladesh soon. Surprised?
26 June 2020, 12:39 PM
Govt official’s wife hospitalised after he assaults her
Police have rescued the wife of a government official in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur and admitted her to hospital after her husband allegedly beat her up possibly under the influence of drugs.
26 June 2020, 12:03 PM
AQI: Dhaka’s air quality ‘satisfactory’
The air quality in Dhaka shows a significant improvement this morning with the capital ranking 64th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI).
26 June 2020, 09:51 AM
Government increased its efforts to prevent trafficking: US State Department
The government of Bangladesh demonstrated an overall increase in effort compared to the previous reporting period towards preventing human trafficking, earning itself an upgrade to Tier 2 in a ranking of countries fighting trafficking, says a US report.
26 June 2020, 07:30 AM